Only the Best Deals: How Trump Got Pantsed By Mexico

Trump’s threat of tariffs against Mexico was hated by everyone: the US stock market, American business groups, consumers and even Mitch McConnell. “Which meant that Mexico had Trump over a barrel. Trump had two choices: to agree to whatever cosmetic arrangement Mexico was willing to offer; or to follow through on a threat that would be tantamount to political suicide.” Trump backed himself into a corner and then had to cave. WINNING.

The idea that Donald Trump successfully used the threat of tariffs to force Mexico to agree to an immigration deal is yet another fiction cooked up by the Trump propaganda machine. The truth is this: Trump squandered any negotiating leverage…